□□生招呼王质坐下,王质道□“江南的世族和江北的侨姓世族关系□何?”Chapma□ □nd Ma□□□i□ Way’s energetic □elling of o□e□□□ baseball’s great□ unhe□a□de□ s□o□ies □s as much about i□□ependent spirit as □t□is a□out the game. When Port□and, Oregon, lost its longtim□ minor-lea□ue af□iliate□ Bing Rus□el□□who □□iefly playe□ b□l□□profe□sio□ally before enjoying a□suc□ess□ul Hol□□wood □c□ing career□□ought th□ te□ritory a□d□formed a single-A□team to operate outsi□e□the □o□fines □f ma□or-league baseball. Wh□n they to□□ the f□eld in 1□□3, the Ma□ericks—the only independent □□am in Ame□i□a—□t□rted with □w□ strikes agai□st □h□m. What □id Deput□ Clem□f□om□B□nanz□ kno□ about baseball? Or P□rtland, □or that □atter? The o□□y t□i□g uniting his play□rs, r□□ruit□□ at open tryout□, was □hat no oth□r team wa□□ed them. S□eptics agreed □hat it co□ld ne□er w□r□. B□t B□ng □nd□□□to□d a□ballpl□ye□’□ □reams,□□nd he understoo□ a□ audie□ce. □□s□quirky, unkem□t□casto□□□ won games, and t□ey won□fans, s□att□ring□m□□□r-league □ttend□nce recor□s. Their □pirit □as con□□gi□us, and durin□ □he□□ short reign, th□ Ma□ericks—a restaura□□ owner turned ma□ager, left□handed c□tche□,□an□ b□ackballed □itch□r□a□ong t□em—b□ought in□ependenc□ ba□k □□ ba□eball □nd e□bodi□d □hat it was all ab□ut:□□he lo□e of the game□ - J.□.